chicago housing authority

The executive director of the North Chicago Housing Authority said some of the problems with living units uncovered by a federal audit “were really alarming,” but the agency is working to address the issues.

An audit of housing provided by the North Chicago Housing Authority in 2018 found problems that included windows that wouldn't function, uncapped gas lines and dried feces on a basement floor from a sewer backup.

Over the course of decades, the Chicago Housing Authority paid more than $8 million to the lawyers of public housing residents who sued the agency in a landmark discrimination case that has dragged on for more than 55 years.

Construction could begin soon on Ogden Commons, a development that would bring almost 400 homes, offices and restaurants to a site across the street from Cinespace Chicago Film Studios and Mount Sinai Hospital on Chicago's West Side.

Cabrini-Green, the famous public housing complex in Chicago, was an urban dream that turned into a nightmare. The documentary "70 Acres in Chicago" traces Cabrini's rise and fall through residents' stories.